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In t»[io M-jg*■ I w whmi ' i I■ ■■bIIIIb fl < 1 ’ * Sv / ■ ■■ 111 Mr „d| • BM' MIiMW —r-r-.. ■ ■ 1 LJL vlffl . I’liV Brl '. 5 11 so BMW* ?m® ill 1 1 —---ai: ;• ;i- ,- ;t 1 ■ ' W'r J fMrzy wjh *' i I \ ’‘Here is Pretty Ina Claire, Looking Out the Stage * Door, and Charming Roberta Willard, One of the / Pedigreed, Looking Out of Her Expensive Lim- / ousine. Which Will Vincent Astor Choose?” YOUNG Mr. Vincent Astor Is stand- g ing at the parting of the ways.' Before him stretch two paths, each leading to the marriage altar. Which will he choose? Will he marry the stage or society? The stage door or the pedigree? Will his handsome and patrician mother win? Will he go to England this nontk and, spc ed by Mrs. Astor, be introduced to the inner s' Ine of England’s smart set and eventually marry a fashionable maiden, or will he remain in this country and marry Ina Claire, the etty little Quaker Girl *ho made good in one night as a comic opera star? -his ,i stupenC: us’moment in young Mr. Astor’s career. He must answer this question and answer quickly He must make a quick de cision, fc - the Quaker Girl’s mother says he must! •Mrs. Claire is her daughter's du enna. She allows no triflers to ob struct the Quaker Girl’s pathway. 'lf you are in earnest, Mr. Astor, say so and perhaps I will let you marry my Ina.” Thus speaks Mrs. Claire, guardian-in-chief to one of the prettiest girls on the stage. To g Mr. Astor IS in earnest. Very much so. He wants to decide, hut he cannot! He has take? to • earing daisies t.z his boutonniere, a fresh one every hour, and why? f ause at least ones an hour he stops thinking and puzzling, pulls out his boutonniere, snaps off its Petals .nd mutters to himself. Stage, pedigree. Stage, pedigree. Stage, pedigree. Ye gods! Which > h it be?” r . *?■ ' ■ ■ \\W r ? ■— ■'■ ———- .."■' " , . , l , ■ J ' Young Mr Astor’s friends realize that he is frankly and deeply in love with Miss Claire. This romance began last December in Boston. With several Harvard companions Mr. Astor dropped in at the Park Theatre; and, to quote his nearest chum: “Vin wet completely bowled over.” He haunted the stage door, but always Miss Claire’s mother was right at hand. At last the young mil lionaire, the then fut e heir to the Astor estates and ducats, had to plead most humbly for a presenta tion to the fluffy haired stage beauty. His devotion to the pretty actress became the talk of New York, Boston and Newport. His fa ther heard of it, and, oddly enough, did not interfere with this sample of love’s young dream. Perhaps he thought it would fade, as several other dreams of young Astor had in the past. At all events. Colonel Astor sailed for Europe on that trip which had so tragic an ending, and Vincent was left to fight alone. The dream has not faded. Os course young Mr. jistor has bad many feminine fancies. He has de voted himself in turn to Margaret A ws, the on’y daughter of Paul Andrews, of Newport; to Ro berta V illard, the pretty daughter of Colonel Joseph Willard; to Betty Sands, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Fred Sands; to a blue-eyed salesgirl in a Cambridge candy shop, to Catherine Force, and to a golden haired siren who sold neckties in a Buy is ton street shop in Boston. p. Copyright 1912, hr Amerlean-Examlner. Great Britain Rights Reserved. ' I M uVn/ * ( r>\vJC JbsSwWw’i't Vo ■{£ M H IhM J jM| sRWI 1 fat k j I ul § viy MM ? ’ I I W V Ml • , : I I’l1 ’I Mih A He was on very friendly terms with an of these charming girls. The only ones he has dropped sines his present romancj began are ‘he salesgirls. lie will always be friendly with the Newport girls. At least, until he marries. He hates • to be accused of bein,g engaged to 1 any of his girl friends. j “Every time I ...op to sp eak t 0 ' girl some one says 1 am engaged (pl ’ ff I .-r K? ik BAA* WBBEy > *«-.BBrA' l '!! -Mfr . W , SK isWSB Bfei Ri tHJMIByXv. “ify’sw W*'W^,'- l Avhft < f ssh ’|||H her,” said young Mr. Astor not o ago. These many and varied heart ex periences prove that this young mi lionaire, the head of his family in this country, is very democratic. On , the list of ail the girls that he has been supposedly in love with there is no great heiress! From a finan cial viewpoint he might as well marry the pretty Quaker Girl as Miss Willard, Miss Andrews or Miss Sands. Since his infatuation for Miss Claire became intense, and particu larly since the Titanic tragedy, young Mr, Astor has cut loose from bis former love affairs. lie is giv ing no other girl any chance to con sider herself “the one.” “It is c lough to turn my hair gray,” he . -oar.3. “I car t go to Newport and have luncheon with dear ittle Betty Sands, I can't run down to drink tea with the charm ing Roberta, 1 can’t go motoring with Margaret of the big blue eyes. It is too dangerous, for I really a want to marry Ina, only I-.a.” tAnd so what does this much troubled multi-millionairo do? He sees his Newport friends In the mass! These be parlous times for him, poor fellow, with the one hun dred million dollar bank account! And can he have the beautiful Ina all to himself? Can he spend long, happy hours with her, by herself? Alas, no! Mrs. Claire never allows him to see her daughter alone. She sits like a stern Sphinx and knits w’hile the young millionaire looks burning words of love. And what does the Quaker Girl say? She is a demure sprite of a girl, with a crowu of golden curls and the happiest blue eyes In the ‘ world. Jutt here Mr. Astor is being plagiarized! "Do I love Mr. Astor? What a curious question o ask me. Why not ask Mr. Astor? Will I marrf Mr. Astor? Dear, dear, how amus ing you are. Marry him? Well, ffl don't love him, I won’t marry him, and, anyway, he has too many cares and responsibilities on his shoulders to talk of marriage just now.” And just then a big box of orchids was delivered to the Quaker Girl, and a most lovesome light gleamed in her big eyes. "Hum, hum!” she said. "Speaking of love and marriage, I certainly do love—orchids!” And Mrs. Claire kept on knitting, knitting. Stage or pedigree! Which shall it be? Other millionaires have married stage beauties and have been very happy "Pedigree,” says young Mr. Astor, "is not the greatest thing tn he world. Love Is! I must r-arry only where I love, and I love the ’ beautiful Miss Claire.” Will this love last? This question • doeJ not bother the Quaker girl at 1 all! She is firmly convinced that real true love always lasts. “I would marry Mr. Astor if he had not a cent, if 1 loved him. My love can not be bought. True love is never for sale; but I do not say that I love him! Has he told me that he loves me? Now, just here let me tell you something! The only way you can find out whether Mr. Astor ever tells me he loves me is to have a dicta graph hidden near-by. He won't tell, and neither will I.” And ith a charming shrug the little Quaker girl offers her tormentors tea with lots of ice and lemon, and very little i sugar, , , Mr. Astor’s responsibilities ar* well known. That he is the richest man of his age in America, is, of course, known to all the world. H< is still r. student at Harvard. Th« Titanic tragedy thrust great cares on his shoulders and interrupted hi? freshman studies. When he found himself in love with Miss Claire he decided to give up his college career, but his trustees and hit mother urged him to continue. Ti was his father’s wish that he should graduate from his own alma mater. And so he returned to Cambridge just before the term closed. He had to take special examinations, as all hfs class examinations were over- With all his cares and responsi bilities. and despite the several tragedies that have saddened h’- re cent years, young Mr. Astor retains a full quota of youthful spirits. He i full of fun and enjoys his class mates’ jokes and pranks. He is very much of a boy, and this boyishness rather precludes the idea so his marrying very soon. Considering his youth and his in experience in the world of finance, it is interesting to note that Colonel Astor abolished the trusteeship that hampered him all his life. At the age of twenty-one Vincent will be in actual control of the great estates. And for this reason, the girl he mar ries will undoubtedly fare better than the wives of his predecessor*. He can settle half, or three-quarters of his fortune on her if he wants to, Mrs. Astor, who, by the way, now calls herself Mrs. John Astor, sailed for England early in June. She was plainly very much perturbed over her only son’s romance. "I realize that ; Miss Claire is a very attractive, very * beautiful girl. I realize that she is in many respects just the wife for a * young man, but your responsibilities are great; your social position one to be kept up at all costs, ”ou must marry a girl from your own class. These were Mrs. Astor’s words when she urged Vincent to join her in England and spend six weeks with her. And at first Vincent ex pected to take the path toward ped igree. Tut when he looks at Miss Claire’s golden curls and into her azure eyes, he hesitates and pushes one step onward toward the stage. He cannot hesitate long. His de cision must be quick, for ?.rs. Claire will not allow her little daughter t* waste her time, _